divisive

Example Sentences

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While some find annual celebrations wonderful, studies show that for many Americans, they can be stressful, isolating and depressing – especially in these divisive times.

From Salon

He said there needed to be more focus on "fairness, compassion and justice", adding he was worried about the impact of increasingly divisive rhetoric.

From BBC

Hundreds of Spanish fascists marched through Madrid on Friday, a day after the country marked the 50th anniversary of divisive right-wing former dictator Francisco Franco's death.

From Barron's

Lunday said the reports of labeling swastikas and nooses as divisive were “categorically false.”

From Salon

Timeless but timely, pure and apt for this fraught and divisive time in history.

From Los Angeles Times